Last year I rang in the new year reading Oona Out of Order, a loose New Year's–themed book that was one of my top reads of the year. I decided that from now on, I always want my first book of the year to be focused on New Year's Eve. This brought me to This … Continue reading Book Review: This Time Next Year
The past few months have been a little rough around here, so I've been looking for books that will make me smile. I'd heard The Guncle by Steven Rowley mentioned a few times in conversation, and the premise sounded fun, so I thought I'd give it a shot. The synopsis read a bit like a … Continue reading Book Review: The Guncle
Taylor Jenkins Reid is one of my favourite authors. I don't think it's in the cards for me this year, but I would like to complete her entire bibliography by the end of next year. And now that I've put it in writing...it must happen! Her latest, Carrie Soto is Back, is about a fictional … Continue reading Book Review: Carrie Soto is Back
From the archives of lost reviews of 2020—this is the last one!—comes When Katie Met Cassidy by Camille Perri. I was so excited to read a romance centred on two women that was popping up everywhere in mainstream book culture that wasn't written for young adults (finally!), and I was really hoping that this was … Continue reading Book Review: When Katie Met Cassidy
I have been hearing about Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid basically since the beginning of the pandemic. I knew the basic premise of the story and I suspected the subject matter was going to be quite heavy—especially with the importance and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement and the (necessary) push … Continue reading Book Review: Such A Fun Age
Wish You Were Here was the February read for my online book club and I won't lie: I wasn't super jazzed to read it. I'm not sure I've read anything from Jodi Picoult (maybe something when I was in high school but nothing is coming to mind) but what I do know is that usually … Continue reading Book Review: Wish You Were Here
This isn't the first time I've mentioned this, but I really love anything having to do with space travel. I think being an astronaut would be the most fascinating job in the world, and I would love to see the world from their point of view. That's why I was so drawn to the cover … Continue reading Book Review: In The Quick
Those of you who read my blog probably have no idea what I look like, but I'm a plus-sized woman. And to top it off, I'm one of those plus-sized women who has embraced the word "fat." I am fat, I have fat, and that's just the way it is. That's why I was so … Continue reading Book Review: One To Watch
I remember hearing a story a few years back about a guy—from Toronto!—who was supposed to travel with is girlfriend, but they had broken up, so he was looking for someone with the same name to travel with him, since the tickets were non-transferable. I found someone, and they were going to document their trip … Continue reading Book Review: Field Notes on Love
As much as I'm not the type of person who reads my horoscope religiously, I am someone who is married to the type of person who reads his horoscope every day. As far as I can tell, he doesn't base any major life decisions on what the stars are telling him, but I've learned a … Continue reading Book Review: Star-Crossed
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